Edwards vs Farrag

Who won Edwards vs Farrag?

Sunny Edwards beat Ryan Farrag by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday 26th October 2018 at York Hall in London.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 100-90, 100-90 in favor of winner Sunny Edwards.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Edwards vs Farrag stats

Back in October 2018, Sunny Edwards stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ryan Farrag made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 5 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Edwards had advantage in power over Farrag, with a 38% knock out percentage over Farrag's 26%.

Sunny Edwards was the younger man by 8 years, at 22 years old.

Both Sunny Edwards & Ryan Farrag fought out of an orthodox stance.

Edwards was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 year and 11 months later than Farrag, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 161 to Farrag's 144.

Sunny Edwards went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBO at super flyweight.

Edwards vs Farrag form

Ryan Farrag had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ryan Burnett on 15th October 2016 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Bantamweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Karim Guerfi on 4th June 2016 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Stefan Slavchev on 12th March 2016 by knockout in the 2nd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had beat Stephane Jamoye on 30th October 2015 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Hall Omnisport de La Préalle, Herstal, Belgium.

He had won against Ashley Lane on 13th December 2014 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Edwards' last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Farrag's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Edwards vs Farrag start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM BST at York Hall, London, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Edwards vs Farrag?

Edwards vs Farrag was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Edwards vs Farrag?

Sunny Edwards was a 9/50 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Ryan Farrag made his way into the ring at 132/25 (+530) with oddsmakers.